17 17. Hell is coming

"Arkael." He greeted me, walking away from the portal behind him half naked.

"Ranulf, how...why? What happened?" I asked him breathing heavily, as the air surrounding the portal was getting thicker.

It wasn't until when the thin layer of portal was closing, that the surrounding air was gradually back to its normal density. I sighed as it was getting easier for me to breathe.

"Hell on earth, we need to get the situation under control. Since you surfaced, we had occurrences where several human witches summons demons from the deepest pits of hell. And it had brought havoc to our balance under ground..."

"Arkael?"

Goddamn... I completely forgot about Shani. Ranulf looked at me, smirking.

She was by myside moments later, then gasped loudly when she sees the fallen Angel.

"Let's get inside." I took Shani's hand in mine. I know she was mine, but the jealousy stirred heavily in my gut when she was still looking at him with wonders. Ranulf followed us from behind, the bottom end of his blackened wings graze the grass under him.

"Is he what I really think he is?" She whispered beside me, her hand gripped me tighter.

"Fallen Angel." I answered and confirmed her thoughts.

She smiled excitedly. Damn...this is going to take all of myself control. Being human sucks!

Ranulf looked out of place inside Shani's comfy little cottage. His wings took alot of space, and his body was displaying too much skin for her eyes. I was not liking it one bit.

"Speak..." I told him as Shani was by my side seconds later. Her arm snaked behind my back, and rubbed it gently. I was purring like a kitten on the inside. What the hell..

She smiled at me sweetly. Somehow she knew that Ranulf's presence agitated me.

"As I said before, there's an emerging chaos and might be the biggest demon crossing that we ever had in thousands of years. We need stop it. Yes we, meaning you included and also her, your witch mate." He stopped, and let us process his words.

Shani was tensed beside me, she instinctively look at me waiting for my answer. She knew, somehow she knew that Florence's vision was about to come true.

"Hey, its okay. We can do this. What ever it is." I said to her calmly, kissing her hair and pulling her into my chest.

"Well...while it's nice seeing you getting settled in, but we really must hurry Arkael and..."

"Shani, her name is Shani. But she will not be coming with us. I'm not going to put her life at stake." I told Ranulf sternly. Though I know it was a very slim chance, but I just got to try it.

"She will, or you won't survive. The oracles from the north and east kingdom of hell had joined forces, and they all had foresee that you will die, and our mission will fail. The only one that could stop it, is your witch bride."

"She is NOT going to hell." I slammed my hand on the kitchen counter, making her gasped beside me.

"I'm sorry Shani, but you are not going to hell. She will not withstand the fall, Ranulf. This is not happening, I will go alone. I will survive, she will stay here and be safe."

I could already imagine the pain, that I would have to endure from the fall back to hell. How my body would have to adjust, how it would feel when my skin burnt, how painful it would be when every bone in my body were crushed. Then after whole thing was done, the transformation back to my human body would be equally painstaking.

"I'm going." She said with her clear words beside me. My head spun to her immediately. What the...

"You are not going back there and leave me so you can die, just because you don't want me to die too! That is not very smart Arkael! For a former king, I expect better solution from you." She voiced her thoughts firmly, making Ranulf smirked at me.

"I like her, maybe she would have me when you're dead." The king of hell move forward and spread the tip of his wing to reach her cheek.

I growled at him and pulled her behind my back, taking my possession away from his reach.

"It's settled then..." she said behind my back.

"But..." I was about to object when she pulled me down for a hot scorching kiss. I could hear Ranulf chuckled in the background.

"Whenever you're done kids, take your precious time. I'm enjoying the show..."

What he said made me backed away from her, but not before I gave her another kiss. Her lips were sexily swollen, and she was breathing heavily when she finally gets her bearing.

"Let me call Rain. I believe he can help us out with the portal to hell." She said as she took her phone, and call her friend.

We were waiting for her friend while discussing what was actually happening, when there was a knock at the door.

She greeted her friend with a hug, which was a bit too chummy for my taste. He was tall and young, with a muscular build and a charming facial features. Why is she surrounding herself with young men?

First there was Lionel, then this Rain guy appear with just one phone call. The familiar feeling was bubbling inside me already.

But as if she could feel my anger, she was beside me in seconds and just like before she rubbed my back making me relax instantly.

"There, my dark lord you don't have to worry about him too." She whispered and kissed my jaw, then I pulled her in and kissed her hair, just to make sure he knows that she's mine.

Yes, I'm marking my territory.

"Shani? What the..." the young man was about to ask her when Ranulf decide to get up and made his presence known.

It was hard not to be captivated by his majestic dark wings, and I could see that even Rain was having a hard time in closing his mouth as he stand there amazed by Ranulf.

"You!" The king of hell strode quickly to Rain, and push him up against the wall easily.

Shani was about to help her friend, but I quickly grab her waist and keep her still in front of me.

"Patience my love, you are no match for Ranulf. He will not kill a human he couldn't, he is still an angel although he's cursed. But he can hurt you, really bad." I hold her, and whispered in her ear.

She had stopped struggling, and let me hold her still. Her hands were gripping mine tightly.

"I...I..." Rain looked shock when he sees him. His throat was gripped tightly by Ranulf, quickly suffocating him, closing off his airway.

"You're the one that opened the portal and summoned them, why?!" He growled at him.

"My mate...he...the beast killed him." He said struggling, while trying to breathe at the same time. Then as if he was about to die Ranulf let him go, and let him fall to the floor.

"Nooo...." Shani cried and I quickly loosen my grip, and she ran to her friend.

"Rain! Oh my god!" She hugged him and then he slumped to his knees, while his body shook from the sheer intense of his sadness.

Ranulf was taking a step back, and stood beside me as we watched the two friends engulf themselves in the sadness.

"It's him, he was the one who had been summoning the demons. I guess he wanted revenge. It's a pity, he's beautiful yet so emotionally weak." He said crossing his arms to his chest, his eyes were still fixed on Rain.

What he said made me look at him. It was no secret that Ranulf has a vigorous sexual appetite that the succubus and even the incubus stayed in his chamber for days at a time.

But Rain was a male human being, I never considered him to be attracted to humans.

"So so beautiful..." he breathed out his words as if he was too enchanted by the young man.